Jon Hansen, former assistant chief and a 26-year veteran of the Oklahoma City (OK) Fire Department, has been nominated by President Bush for the position of United States Fire Administration Administrator. As USFA Administrator, Hansen will coordinate the efforts of the National Emergency Training Center (NETC), National Fire Data Center, National Fire Academy, and the nation’s fire programs. He will report to the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
During the wrenching days that followed the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Hansen served as the fire department�s liaison with the media. Since then, he testified before Congress numerous times on terrorism-related issues. While serving with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, he chaired the State Fire Marshal’s Commission, was president of the Oklahoma State Fire Chiefs, and was the recipient of the Fire Official of the Year Award in 1997.
Hansen currently is the general manager of Around the Clock American La France, an emergency vehicle and equipment retailer in Oklahoma City, and the manager of Hansen and Associates, a crisis communications and public relations firm.
